8 Doc Next Network media-makers, selected by our hubs from the UK, Turkey, Spain and Poland will visit Sheffield Doc /Fest this year. Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in June. Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and market place, offering pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across the globe.
- Participants receive basic training in how to pitch documentary ideas, as well as getting expert feedback on their techniques, building confidence and media literacy skills;
- Participants get the opportunity to experience one of the worlds largest and most important documentary festivals and get ideas of future career paths;
- Participants network with other young filmmakers from Doc Next Network Hubs, as well as young filmmakers from the Second Light programme Life’s a Pitch, working together in the workshop, and then also spending time together outside of the workshop, promoting international networking and knowledge exchange;
- Participants get to watch range of documentary films and attend masterclasses and activities on Documentary making, increasing their Media Literacy and giving them the opportunity to discuss and debate some of the documentaries screened.
Life’s a Pitch
Life’s a Pitch is a lively pitching panel event for young people on talent and skills development schemes, Second Light (supported by The Grierson Trust) and the Doc Next Network. Come along to hear fresh, diverse voices and new ideas from different perspectives.
Second Light Doc Lab participants will be demonstrating their skills of persuasion in front of an industry panel, with Doc Next attendees pitching ideas that capture the views of young European media-makers today.
On the first day the participants will be trained in pitching techniques, and helped to develop ideas for a pitch, then on the second day they will pitch these ideas to a panel of industry professionals and live audience that can give them feedback on both their ideas and their pitching technique.
It’s similar to the Winning Pitch event held at the Future Film Festival, but spread over 2 days instead of 1.5 hours, so they will be given much more support and time to develop their ideas. This also won’t be a competition, and there will be no prize, unlike our event, with all participants getting detailed and constructive feedback on their work.
Doc Next at Industry area
A selection of Doc Next Network films are screened in the video booth in the industry arena.
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